Popular Post H-Town Man Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 Good news! The long vacant Republic Building (originally the Paul Building) at the corner of Fannin and Preston has been purchased and will be renovated and occupied by a division of MVL Group, a contractor that does government work worldwide. It sounds like they are doing this the right way: “We will be immediately implementing a series of beautification projects such as replacing the missing cornice, artwork on the walled up exterior sides of the building, and removing the entrance, as well as a complete overhaul of the HVAC system and elevator,” said Abie Musa, founder of MVL Group, a global defense contractor and construction management firm. This is in contrast to other nearby renovation projects, such as the State National building (412 Main) a few years ago where the developer ran out of money for the cornice and just took it off instead of repairing it, severely compromising the architecture. The Scanlan Building (405 Main) next door also lost a cornice at some point. Just think, a renovation project that restores a cornice instead of taking it off - we're almost starting to get civilized around here! They are also adding murals to the blank walls on the south and west sides, which will be visible from a wide area along Main and Prairie. Here is hoping that the new cornice will be made from quality materials, and that the GFR, currently housing the Fannin Corner Store, will get some love. https://realtynewsreport.com/2020/06/26/the-historic-republic-building-in-downtown-houston-has-been-sold/ 14 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 This article contains slightly more info, along with a nice old photo from before a neutron bomb wiped out half the buildings in the neighborhood. Or maybe they were just torn down voluntarily by their owners. Anyway, it is not clear yet what they plan to do for parking, since all they own is the footprint of the building itself, from what I can tell. https://realtynewsreport.com/2020/07/01/from-kabul-to-historic-downtown-houston-another-construction-job-and-another-corporate-headquarters-for-space-city/ Sprucing up this building should make this block more attractive for a new high rise in the current parking lot. It is one of the best two sites remaining downtown, along with the lot facing Market Square across Prairie. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 (edited) Big issue right now is the massive homeless presence on the corner next to this building. Hopefully this helps with it. Got my renovation projects wrong, I was thinking this was the building next to the Hines Spiritual Center. Edited July 7, 2020 by kbates2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 16 hours ago, H-Town Man said: This article contains slightly more info, along with a nice old photo from before a neutron bomb wiped out half the buildings in the neighborhood. Or maybe they were just torn down voluntarily by their owners. Anyway, it is not clear yet what they plan to do for parking, since all they own is the footprint of the building itself, from what I can tell. Sprucing up this building should make this block more attractive for a new high rise in the current parking lot. It is one of the best two sites remaining downtown, along with the lot facing Market Square across Prairie. Your link 404s now. Here's the active one: https://realtynewsreport.com/from-kabul-to-historic-downtown-houston-another-construction-job-and-another-corporate-headquarters-for-space-city/ 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 Vault repair. I worked at BNY handling their vault clearout to prepare Hines next door at 600 Travis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 I'm clearly bored and just surfing the web 😅 found demolition permits for this building? Im not sure exactly sure how to interpret them lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 (edited) On 3/5/2022 at 1:50 PM, Amlaham said: I'm clearly bored and just surfing the web 😅 found demolition permits for this building? Im not sure exactly sure how to interpret them lol You just made my heart sink for a second there but it looks like renovations that have been a long time coming based off the article in the thread lol I'm sure the pandemic played a role in the delay Edited March 6, 2022 by j_cuevas713 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amlaham Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 16 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: You just made my heart sink for a second there but it looks like renovations that have been a long time coming based off the article in the thread lol I'm sure the pandemic played a role in the delay Yeah this looks like a good sign! Was a little confused in how to interpret them lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 3/5/2022 at 1:50 PM, Amlaham said: I'm clearly bored and just surfing the web 😅 found demolition permits for this building? Im not sure exactly sure how to interpret them lol Based on the permit descriptions on the right, it looks like they are starting by remodeling the elevator landing for each floor and updating the HVAC system. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) Ground floor retail is available for lease at the Republic Building. The building is located downtown at 1018 Preston St. The space is 1018 Preston St, Suite 100. It was previously leased to Fannin Corner Store. I don't know how long this has been listed. Colliers is the listed leasing agent. Details from the listing: 2,187 square feet of ground-floor retail space Renovated in 2021 Located in historic eight-story building located directly at the corner of Preston Street and Fannin Street https://www.colliers.com/en/properties/for-lease-retail-space-available-in-central-business-district/usa-1018-preston-st-houston-tx-77002-usa/usa1109565 https://colliershouston.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/property/1018PrestonSt-Retail-Flyer-ID1109565.pdf https://www.crexi.com/lease/properties/636714/texas-1st-floor https://api-lease.crexi.com/assets/636714/flyer Below are photos included in the listing Edited May 1 by IntheKnowHouston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Description of The Republic Building located at 1018 Preston St (from a leasing listing): The Republic Building is a prestigious historic eight-story office building in Houston's Courts Complex. Completed in 1907 by the original owner, Allen Paul, the Republic Building characterizes the Chicago School of commercial architecture which was prevalent during the early twentieth century. The eight-story brown brick building is accented by terra cotta ornamentation which include several cartouches with a raised “P” representing the original owner. The architecture firm of Sanguinett and Stats designed the building, which now stands as one of Houston’s oldest commercial multi-story structures. Historically significant, not only because, of its age and proximity to Houston’s original business district, Old Market Square, this building also housed the United States District Court in 1910. The Republic Building was admitted to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. https://www.republic-building.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntheKnowHouston Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Below are more photos of The Republic Building located at 1018 Preston St. The photos are from office lease listings. https://www.colliers.com/en/properties/for-lease-office-space-available-in-cbd/usa-1018-preston-houston-tx-77002/usa1101137 https://colliershouston.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/property/1018PrestonFlyer(1101137).pdf https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1018-Preston-St-Houston-TX/24755013/ https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/nHKK5w09rfe2PQ1M6fl5A5BgVzWr7sYxl1uV65nXgms/1018PrestonFlyer1101137.pdf https://www.loopnet.com/viewer/pdf?file=https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/nHKK5w09rfe2PQ1M6fl5A5BgVzWr7sYxl1uV65nXgms/1018PrestonFlyer1101137.pdf Lobby 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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